High school segregation and access to the University of California

Educational Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 308-330

  Martin, Isaac ^a   Karabel, Jerome ^b,c   Jaquez, Sean W ^d  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Rockridge Institute   (United States)

^d Jones Day   (United States)

Author keywords

College access; High schools; Segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444385333     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904804274058     Document Type: Article

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